System of electrical regulation



Sept. 8, 1925. 1,552,970

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YORK, N. Y., A CQR POBATION Oi! NEW JERSEY,

srs'rm oi -summon. REGULATION.

Application and June so, 1914. Serial so. 884.880.

To (imam it may concern:

'Be'it known that I, WILLIAM A. Ton- BAYNE, a citizen of the United States, re-

,. siding at Nia ara Falls, in' the county of Niagara and tate of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Systems of Electrical Regulation, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and 'exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forminga part of this specification. r

Thisinvention relates to systems of electrical regulation. The invention is especially. a plicable to the regulation of'variable spee generators such as' are used in railway-car and auto mobile lighting systems wherein the generator is employed to char e a storage battery and supply a lamp or ot er load. Whenthe generator is at rest, or is operating at a low speed, the battery supplies the load. In systems o'fthe type above mentioned, it is often desirable to regulate the enema tor mainly in accordance with the attery charging current. is is especiall the case where a large variable lam load as to be supplied with current.

e regulation in such a system is generally accomplished by an electro-magnetic windin in series in the battery lead, which contro s a; variable'resistance'in the-field circuit of the nerator.

l Should the lamp load to be supphed by the battery, when the generator is at rest or operating at a low speed, exceed in value the current which will. operate the regulator, there will result an operation of theregulator by the battery discharging currentwhich will insert a resistance in the field circuit acting to prevent the generator from building up to a-proper voltage until a very high speed has been attained.

In such systems also it is often desirable to provide a connection from the battery whereby the battery may furnish the initial exciting current to insure a proper buildin up of the generator field.

' An 'ject of the resent invention is to provide an improve system of regulation which will, insure a proper building up of and will prevent inthe generator voltag b h bu dis t y t e ttery terference therewi charging current.

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'Another object of the invention is to yide an improved system of regulation for insuring a taper charge for the battery.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved system of regulation which-will insure a proper generator voltage to permit floating the battery across the system when the battery is fully charged.

Another object ofthe invention is to pro- I vide improved means for regulating the generatorin accordance with the state of charge of the battery. ,5

These and other objects are obtainable by the systems illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-'- Figure 1 represents diagrammatically a system for providing constant charging current for the battery.

Figure 2 represents diagrammatically a modified arrangement for producing tapering charge for the batter Figure 3 represents diagrammatically a system wherein the battery will be caused to float across the line.

Figure 4 represents diagrammatically a p iodification of the system illustrated in e 3. i i es 5 and 6 illustrate diagrammatically i modified system having improved means for re lating the nerator in accordance with the state of c arge of the bat- In 'a co-pending aplication, Serial No. 832,503, filed April 1 1914, there are de- "scribed and claimed certain of the broad features described in the present application. 1

Figure 1 illustrates a variable s erator having an armature 1 an a shunt field winding 2. Positive and negative nerator leads a and 4: supply a storage ttery 5 and lamps or other translating vices 6, connected in parallel branches across-the leads. An automatic switch 7, of any preferred construction, is arranged one of the generator leads. The automatic switch will connect the generator to the system -when the generator voltage substantially equals the battery voltage, and will disconnect the generator when its voltage falls below that of the battery. 7

Regulation of the generator is accomplished by means of a variable resistance, herein illustrated as a compressible rheostat 8, in series with the generator field. The pressure on the rheostat is controlled by a ell crank lever 9, pivotally connected to a magnetic member or core 10, normally under the control of a coil 11, surroundin said core andconnected in the battery lea 12. A second winding 13 is adapted under certain conditions, to assist or oppose the coil 12 in the control of the rheostat. The coil '13 has one terminalconnected to the positive battery lead and the other terminal connected through an adjustable resistance 14 to the positive generator lead, between the automatic switch and the generator armature. A dash-pot 15 may be provided, if desired, to steady the action of the core 10. a Y

With the generator at rest, the automatic switch will be open, as illustrated in the drawing, and the rheostat. will be under maximum pressure, wherebythe resistance of the field circuit is a minimum. A small amount of current will flow from the positive battery terminal, through the coil 13 and adjustable resistance 14, to the positive generator terminal where it'will d1vide, a large portion returning through the generator armature to the negative battery terminal. Due to the resistance of the armature brushes and commutator, a slight current will also flow through the rheostat 8 and'shunt field winding in parallel to the armature. This small current will sufiiciently excite the field to insure building up of the generator voltage as the armature begins to rotate. As soon, however, as the generator builds u 13 and resistance 14 will be short-'circuited so that regulation of the generator is con- .by a circuit from the positive battery terminal, through the coil 11 in the reverse direction, lead 3, lamp switch 16, lamps 6, and negative lead 4, to the negative battery terminal. If the current demanded by the to the proper voltage, the automatic switc will close, and the coil lamps is of considerable value there would be a tendency for the coil 11 to raise the core 10 and to increase the resistance of the rheostat. If the generator armature now started to rotate, the voltage would not be built up properly, due to an increasedresistraise the core with any predetermined lamp load which the battery may be called upon to supply. Thus, assume for illustration that the windings are so proportioned that with current equal to normal battery chargi'n'g current flowing in coil 11 and full battery voltage impressed on coil 13, the two -windings have substantially an equal number of ampere turns. If, therefore, the lamp load were equal to the normal battery charging current, the magnetic effect upon the core 10 would be zero, or if the lamp load were very much greater at this time, there might be a prepondering effect, caused by the ampere turns of the winding 11. However, the regulator would not be actuated until approximately twice the number of efi'ective ampere turns of the winding 11 are active upon the core 10, and this would mean that the lamp load would have to take three times as much current as the normal charging current, before the regulator would be operated. This cannot occur from normal operation because there are not sufficient lamps in the circuit to carry the current, and as, a consequence, the regulator is restrained from action at all times except when the full charging current is flowing into the battery.

The illustration chosen is' merely to aid in describing the operation of the regulator, and it isobvious that any desired ratio may be 'causedto exist between the shunt and series windings, depending upon the partcular conditions to be met.' It is desirable, of course, to reduce the number of turns in the shunt winding 13 to the lowest number which will properly prevent operation of the regulator 'by battery discharging current, as the amount of "energy expendedin regulation is thereby reduced. The ratio bet-ween the windings 11 and 13 may be easily varied by variation of the adjustable resistance 14.

Figure 2 illustrates a modified arrangement in which one terminal of the coil 13, instead of being connected to the positive generator lead, is connected to the positive 'nuae'ro' field lead between *the' rheostat 8 and the field winding. The i'ema' are the same as those describe in Figure 1.

Thesmallcurrent which flows from the battery through coil 13, in this modification, divides at the int .17, a portion flowing through the field windingto the'negative battery terminal and the remainder return- I ing to the battery throu h the rheostat and generator armature whino opposing E. M. F.

at rest, develops n With the generator at rest, full battery voltage will be impressed across the exciting circuit above described. With the automatic switch closed, .the winding 13 and the adjustable resistance 14 will be connected as a shunt across the rheostat, so that at ow generator speeds, with the'pressure 'on the rheostat at a maximum, the winding 13 will have a negligible regulating efiect on the rheostat. The efiect exerted by the winding 13 will hein a direction to assist the coil;

11, which is now energized by current flow-.

' ing in a direction to charge the battery. As

- respectivelfy that battery discharging current will be prevented from interfering with the proper building up of the generator, in the same' manner as described in Figure 1. I Figures 3 and4 illustrate systems similar to Figures 1 and 2, with the addition 0 means whereby the voltagewind ing 13 may also act, under certain condithat the battery across the line.

modified systems, an additional connection tions, to regulate the generator voltageto In these is made between an adjustable intermediate point on the resistance 14 and the stationary contact 18 of a stop charge relay. This stop charge relay has an operating coil 19 connected across the generator through a resistanceQO of zero temperature resistance coefiicient; The core-21 of the relay cooperates with a pivoted contact-carrying ara mature 22, to close electrical connection bei Figl1 .up to the point when the voltage has risen to the maximum voltage desired to have 1m'-'- pressed across the battery. This point may tween the contact 18' and the negative gen erator lead. An adjusting screw 23 controls the air 2 of operation of the relay. Therremaining features. of Figures 3' and 4; are the same respectively as the correspond ng m r iguresland 2. ,2 .4 The operation of, the system illustrated re 3 is the same as thatin Figure 1 connections standard emp y .beassumedas42volta' t 0 battery to and consequently the point ,in series. with the stop ch bl till vary with different", but in a.

16 lead may M v pon this predetermined volta being reached, the stop chargerelay w operate anda new circmt will established, including the win 13 and the right hand'portion 240i the a justable resistance 14. The adjustment is 1 such thatunder-this condition the coil 13 will be suficiently energized to reduce the nerator volta the battery assumed forillustration, this willbe approximately '35- volts." This will-- reduce the battery chargingcurrent, and consequently the current in coil 11;,"to zero, so that thereafter the winding 13 will operate to maintain constantpotential on the system, regardless of speed changes. 7 The current from the generator may, of course,

increase to sugply increased-lamp demands.

Closure of e stop'cha-rge relayalso connectstthe left hand portion 25 of the resistance 14 in parallel with the voltage windin of the regulator. This gives a desirab e electrical damping action, inasmuch as the parallel connection of this non-inductive resistance across the controlling winding of the regulator prevents rapid variation of magnetic flux through the core of the reg ulator andthereby aids in stability of regulation.; l v

The system illustrated in Figure 4 operates as described in connection with Figure to provide a taper-charge for the battery.

'1; tothat which will cause oatacross theline. With n fulljbattery voltage being reached, the

stop chargerelay operates as described in connection with i gure 3.

Withthis modification, closure of the char relay connects the left hand portion 25 o the resistance 14 as a non-inductive shunt across the =field winding ofjthe generator. 'The local circuit, inclu the field winding and-the redst'ance 25, aid

in preventing rapid flux changes in the gen-f stability of operation.

F1 es 5 audit erator and will therefore in m ions in which the voltagewinding of the regulator is normally directly con- The connections in Figures 5 and 6 arethe same respectively as those illustrated in.

3, and-4. In' the modified'systems 1n iguresfi and 6, however, a resistance 26 relay coil 19,

illustrate stillfurther' I 1.15 trolled by the state of charge of the battery.-

is adapted-to be under pre l a determined conditions by contacts operated by an ampere hour'meter 27 The meter.27

circuit is directly connected in the'batteiy f pre erandm'ay be of any type register the hours 9- thebattery and will'rantolnatically change its rate on battery j of a compenmting meter which explain for the internal lossesin the battery, so as at all times to accurately indicate the state of charge of the battery. Thevindicating pointer 28 of the meter is adapted to make contact with the contact 29 when a full charge has been delivered to-the battery. The pointer 28 and contact 29 control a short circuit 30, 31 around the resistance 26,

m; which is closed when the batterv is fully the automatic switch will open and if lamps are burning. the battery will discharge, thereby operating the ampere hour meter in a reverse direction-to open the short-circuit 30, 31, and include the resistance 26 in circuit, so that .upon increase in generator speed, the system will operate as a constant current or taper charge regulator, according to the connections employed, until the battery is again fully charged.

The resistance 26 is given such a value that the stop chargerelay will not operate with the resistance in circuit until the volt age of the system has risen to an abnormal 7 mally be under control of the am value, for example volts, under the conditions heretofore assumed. Should abnormal conditions arise therefor, such for example as accidental open-circuiting of the p causing an abnormal rise in generator voltage, the relay will operate to, reduce the generator voltage to the predetermined floating battery voltage, which will be maintained, regardless of speed variations. In this system, therefore, the stop charge relay, which acts to convert the generator intoa voltage regulator, 'will normeter, but under abnormal conditions, will act to reduce the generator voltage to a safe value.

Various modified systems have, been illustrated and described herein for the purpose of clearly pointing out the principles of the invention, but it is obvious that many other modifications may be made which will embody the principles of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

What I clann as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent of the United :States, is-- r 1. a system containing a variable speed generator having a field winding, a storage bathe to be charged by said generator, a load circuit to be supplied by said generator or battery, a variable resistance for regulating the strength of said'field winding, and an 'electro-magnetic device for varying said resistance, said device having a current coil responsive to current flowing to or from said battery and a winding adapted under predetermined conditions to oppose the efect of said current coil, said wmding having connections whereby current therethrough may also serve to energize said field winding.

2. In a system containing a variable speed generator having a field winding, regulating means for said -field winding, an electromagnetic device for controlling said regulating means, said device having a current resgonsive coil and a voltage responsive coil an connections whereby current through i said voltage responsive coil may also serve to energize said field winding.

3. In a system containing a variable speed generator having a field winding, regulatmg means for said field winding, means for controlling said regulating means, and an electro-magnetic winding acting under predetermined conditions to oppose said controlling means, said winding having connections whereby current'therethrough may also energize said field winding;

4. In combination, a variable speed enerator, a storage battery to be supp 'ed thereby, electro-magnetic means for regulating said generator in accordance with battery charging current, and means for rendering said electro-magnetic means inoperative under predetermined conditions, said last mentioned means also havmg connections to insure an initial building up of the generator voltage upon rotation of the genre hour erator armature.

5. In a regulating system for a variable speed generator, means for regulating the fieldof the generator, means for operating said regulating means, said operating means having a current responsive winding and a voltage responsive winding, connections whereby said windings may oppose one another, and automotic means for varying the eflectiveness of said voltage responsive winding. 7

6. In a regulating system for a variable speed generator, means for regulating the field of the generator, means for operating said regulating means, said operating means having a current responsive winding and a voltage responsive wmding, and means for varying the effectiveness of said voltage responsive winding, said voltage responslve winding having, connections whereb current therethrough may energize the old of said generator.

7. In combination, a variable speed generator, a storage battery to be charged thereby, a regulator for said generator, said regulator having a current responsive operterminal ofsaid battery and the other terminal in electrical" connection with a like termmal or the'field winding of said generator.

8. In combination, a variable speed shuntwound generator, a storage battery connected thereto, a variable resistance for regulating the field of said generator, and an electromagnetic device for varying said resistance-,said device having a coil connected 'in series with said battery-and a coil ha one terminal connected to one terminal 0 the battery and the other terminal electrical connection with a like terminal of the generator field winding. Y

9, In combination, a variable speed shuntwound generator, a storage battery connected thereto, a variable resistance for regulating the field of said generator, an electromagnetic device for varying said-resistance, said device having a coil connected in series withsaid battery and a coil havin one terminal connected to one terminal 0% tery and the other terminal in electrical connection with. a like terminal of the generator field winding, and means for automatically varying the eflectiveness of said last mentioned coil. 1

10. In an electrical system of distribution, a

' variable speed shunt-wound generator a storage battery connected thereto, a regulatin evice'for the field of said generator said device having a coil in series with sai battery and a coil having its respective terminals in electrical connection with the posi tive terminal of said battery and'the positive terminal of the shunt field winding of the generator, and means for connecting one terminal of said last mentioned coil to the negative terminal of the battery. 11. In an electrical system if distribution, a variable speed shunt-wound generator, a storage battery connected thereto, a

I v regulating device for the fiel of said gen- 'erator, said device having a, coil in series 0, with saidbattery and acoil 'having'its respective terminals inelectrical connection with the positive terminal of, said battery and the positive terminal of the shunt field winding of the generator, and means responsive to the voltage of the system for c0nnect-.

ing one terminal of said last mentioned coil to/the negative terminal of the battery,

' 12. In an electrical system of distribution,

- a variable speed shunt-wound generator, a

storage battery adapted to be connected thereto, arvariable resistance in serieswith the generator field winding,\ an electro-magnetic device for varying said resistance, sa d device having a-, coil connected in series with said battery and a coil havin one terminal connected to one terminal :0 I the batve m the bat- 'sponsive coilfor controlling said re and the other terminal in electrical connection through a resistance with a terminal of said field winding of like polarity to'said battery terminal, and means for connecting an intermediate point on said resistance to the opposite-terminal of said battery under predetermined conditions.

13. In an electrical system of distribution,

a variable speed generator provided with a shunt field coil, regulating means for the field of said generator, a current responsive 0011 for controlling said regulatin means, a

voltage responsive coil for mod1fying the action of said current coil, a resistance in .series withsaid voltage coil, and means for connecting a portion of said resistance in shunt around one ofsaidcoils to increase the stability of operation of said system.

14. In an electrical system of distribution, a variable speed generator provided with a shunt field coil, regulating means for thefield of said generator,-a current responsive coil for controlling said regulatin means, a voltage responsive coil tor modi ing the action of said current coil, a resistance in series with said voltageooil, and voltage controlled means for connecting a portion of said resistance in shunt around one of said coils to increase the stability of operation of said system. y

15. In an electrical system of distribution, a variable speed generator provided with a shunt field coil, regulating means for the field of said generator, a current responsive series with said "voltage coil,'voltage con-- trolled means for connecting a portion of said resistance in shunt around one of said its coilsto increase the stability of operation of 7 said system, and means ,for controlling the operation of said last mentioned means.

16. In an electrical system of distribution, a variable speed generator provided with a shunt field coil, a storage battery to be charged thereby, regulatingvmeans for the field windingof said generator, a currentIrea in means a' volta e res nsive modifying 00% for mddifying 51c ac i n of said current coil, aresistance in series. with said voltage responsive coil, means for connecting a portion of said resistance in shunt around one I of said coils toincrease the stability of operation of said system, and means re onsive to the condition of charge of said attery for controlling. the operation ofgsaid last mentioned means.

17. In an electrical system of distribution, a variable speed generator provided with a shunt field coil,- a storage battery to be charged thereby, regulating means for the fieldwinding of said generator, a current responsive coil for controlling said regulatcoil, a resistance in series with said voltage responsive coil, and a third coil for connecting a portion of said resistance in. shunt around one of said coils to increase the stability of operation of said system.

18. In anelectrical system of distribution,

a variable speed generator provided with a.

shunt field coil, a storage battery to be charged thereby, regulating means for the field winding of said generator, a current responsive coil for controlling said regulating means, a voltage responsive modifying vcoil for modifying the action of said current coil, a resistance in series with said voltage responsive coil, 2. third coil for connectin a portion of said resistance in shunt aroun one of said coils to increase the stability of operation of said system, and means directly responsive to the state of charge of the battery for controlling the operation of said third coil.

19. In combination, a variable speed generator having a shunt field winding, a storage battery to be charged thereby,'a variable resistance in series with the field winding of said generator, electro-magnetic means for controlling the variable resistance, said means havin a coil in series with said battery, a coil aving one terminal connected to the positive terminal of said battery and one terminal in electrical connection with the positive terminal of the field winding through a variable resistance, a stop charge relay adapted to connect an intermediate point in said resistance to the negative terminal of the battery, and an ampere hour meter for measuring the charge and discharge of said battery for controlling the 7 operation of said stop charge relay.

20. In combination, a variable speed generator having a shunt field winding, a stora ev battery to be charged thereby, a vari-- a le resistance in series with the field windmg of said generator, electro-magnetic means for controlling the variable resistance, said means having a coil in series with said battery, a coil havmg one terminal connected to the positive terminal of said battery and one terminal in electrical connection with the positive terminal of the field winding throlggh a variable resistance, a stop charge relay apted to connect an interme: dlate. polnt in said resistance to the negative 4 terminal of the battery, an operating coil for said relay connected across said battery through a resistance, and an ampere hour meter in series with the battery for shortcircuitigfi said resistance upon the delivery of a etermined charge to said battery.

21. an electrical s stem of distribution wherein a variable speed dynamo charges a storage battery and a current regulator varies the resistance of the field circuit of the dynamo to tend to prevent speed changes from altering the current output of the dynamo, the combination with said current regulator of means for modifying its action to reduce the dynamo current as the speed of the dynamo increases.

22. In an electrical system of distribution, a shunt wound variable speed dynamo, a storage battery charged thereby, a current regulator adapted to vary the resistance of the I field circuit to prevent substantial change of current with change of speed, and a modifying coil responsive to s eed change effects and acting on said regulator to 1'8. duce the current with increase of speed of the dynamo.

23. In an electrical system of distribution, a variable speed shunt wound dynamo, a storage battery charged thereby, a dynamo regulator havmg means responsive to electrical fluctuations produced by speed changes to vary the field circuit resistance, to tend to produce substantial constancy of dynamo output and alsoresponsive to the variations of field circuit current to reduce the dynamo output as the speed increases. 24. In an electrical system of distribution, the combination of a generator driven at variable speed, a storage battery charged thereby and means for causing the generator current to be decreased with an increase in speed thereof, said means including a; coil serially connected between the generator and battery and a coil affected by changes ingenerator speed.

25. In an electrical system of distribution, a generator driven at variable speed, a storage battery and work circuit fed thereby, means regulating the generator output acting to decrease the generator current as its speed increases, said means including a coil serially connected between the generator and battery and a coil affected by changes in generator speed for. regulating the generator current during the charging of the battery.

26. In an electrical system of distribution, a generator driven at variable speed, a storage battery .and work circuit fed thereby, means regulating the generator output acting to decrease the generator current as its speed increases, said means including a coil serially connected between the crater and battery and a coil affected by gas in generator speed for regulating the generator current during the charging of the battery,

cluding means tending to maintain the generator output unaflected by speed changes thereof and means co-operating therewith to give a definite decrease of generator output with increased speed of the generator.

29. In apparatus of the class described, in combination, a generator, regulating means for said generator comprising a volta e coil, a resistance element connected wit said coil, manually controlled means adapted to vary the resistance of said element, a storage battery adapted to be chargedby said generator, and an ampere hour meter through which current is led to said battery adapted automatically when the battery has reached a predetermined state of charge to vary said resistance.

30. In apparatus of the class described, in combination, a generator, a storage battery adapted to be charged thereby, regulating apparatus for said generator comprising a voltage coil, manually controlled means adapted to vary the strength of said voltage coil, and means adapted automatically to change the strength of said coil upon said battery being charged by said generator to a redetermined extent.

n witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

WILLIAM A. TURBAYNE. 

